Panty girdle



United States Patent Inventor App]. No. Filed Patented AssigneeCornelius J. Geimer Burr Oak, Mich. 768,636

Oct. 18, 1968 Dec. 22,1970 Kayser-Roth Corporation New York, N.Y.

a corporation of New York PANTY GIRDLE 5 Claims, 3 Drawing Figs.

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Field of Search [5 6] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,687,5258/1954 Rutledge 128/528 2,706,389 4/1955 Garrou et al 128/540 PrimaryExaminer--Ade1e M. Eager Attorney-Blum, Moscovitz, Friedman & KaplanABSTRACT: A panty girdle forming a womans undergarment. The girdle hasan upper body-encircling portion and a pair of leg-encircling portionsextending from and forming a continuation of the upper body-encirclingportion. These legencircling portions have inner wall regions locatedadjacent and directed toward each other. These inner'wall regions of theleg-encircling portions have a seam-free construction so that the girdlehas a perfectly smooth construction at the crotch thereof.

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The present invention relates to girdles.

In particular, the present invention relates to panty girdles which, asis well known, are provided with a'crotch forming from the girdle apairof relatively shortleg-encircling portions. I I

With conventional girdles of this type, the crotch region is unavoidableprovided with seams where fabric portions are joined to each other. Forexample, the crotch maybe formed from individual panels which are joinedto the remainder of the girdle by suitable seams. 1 a

This conventional construction is extremely uncomfortable because thefabric of the girdle is generally elastic and necessarily pressesagainst the flesh of the wearer. The presence of the seams under theseconditions creates considerable discomfort by rubbing against the skin,particularly duringwalking. Furthermore, the construction of the girdleis rendered fairly complex and expensive by reason of the inclusion of acrotch region to form the panty girdle.

SUMMARY THE INVENTION In accordance with the invention the panty girdleincludes an upper body-encircling portion and a pair of leg-encirclingportions which extend from and form a continuation of theupperbody-encircling portion. These leg-encircling portions respectivelyhave inner wall regions located adjacent and directedtoward each otherto form a crotchfor the panty girdle, and these wall regions are free ofseams, so that the panty inner surface of the exterior layer of fabric,the stitching being indicated by the dotted lines 24. 1

The leg-encIrclmg portions 160 and 16b are respectively formed fromcontinuous uninterrupted webs of elastic fabric having seams 26a and 26bsituated .only and exclusively at outer sidewall regions of theleg-encircling portions 16a and 16b. The free edges of theleg-encircling portions 160 and 16b are not only bent over to form theseams 26aand 26b, but in addition they serve to connect to the innersurface of the exterior fabric part of the reinforcing inserts 22a and22b in the manner shown in FIG. 3. These reinforcing inserts 22a and 22band seams 26a and 26b are located only and exclusively at the outer wallregions of the leg-encircling portions. these outer wall regions beingdirected away from each other.

As a result, with this construction of the invention the legencirclingportions 16a and 16b respectively have inner wall girdle has a seam-freecrotch which will not create any discomfort during wearing of thegirdle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION or DRAWINGS The invention is illustrated by way ofexample in the accompanying drawings which form part of this applicationand in which:

FIG. 1 is a front elevation of a panty girdle of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation of the girdle of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is a sectional plan view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 1 in thedirection of the arrows.

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to the drawings, thepanty girdle 10 of the invention includes an upper body-encirclingportion 12 made of a stretchable elastic fabric, as is well known. Theencircling portion 12 may be provided along its upper edge with anelastic band 14 to be situated at the waist of the wearer and providedwith any suitable stays, as is conventional.

The girdle 10 includes a pair of leg-encircling portions 16a and lobwhich extend from and form continuations of the upper body-encirclingportion 12. These leg-encircling portions 116a and 16b are of relativelyshort length, as is conventional, and any suitable garters or the likemay be connected with the girdle in a well-known manner.

The fabric sheet material of the girdle may have reinforcing sheetmaterial attached thereto, and, such reinforcing may take the form of arear reinforcing insert 18, and a front reinforcing insert 20 as well asside inserts 22a and 22b. These inserts are simply in the form of sheetsof fabric stitched to the said leg-encircling portions respectively areside seams situated only at outer wall regions of said leg-encirclingportions regions 28a .and 28b which are completely devoid of any seamsand which fonn uninterrupted sections of the elastic webbing which formsthe leg-encircling portions 16a and 16b. Thus, the inner wall regions28a and 28b which are located adjacent and directed toward each otherform the crotch 30 of the girdle 10. This crotch 30 is of a completelyseam-free construction so that it only has smooth continuous webbingengaging the wearer so as to avoid any possibility of chafing or .otherdiscomfort. I

- The girdle is completed by lace trimming 32 or the like located at thebottom ends of the leg-encircling portions 16a and 16b.

It is to be noted that because of the seam free crotch 30 of the girdleof the invention not only is the comfort of the garment greatlyincreased and the possibility of chafing greatly decreased, but inaddition the entire construction is simplified since the stichingrequired for seams is located only and exclusively at the outer wallregions of the leg-encircling portions, so that the cost of manufactureof the girdle is reduced as compared to conventional girdles.

The upper areas of the wall regions 28o'and 28b may be joined togetherto form a closed crotch or may be separated to form an open crotch.

It is to be noted that all of the reinforcing inserts are situated atparts of the girdle 10 which are distant from the wall regions 28a and28b of the leg-encircling portions 160 and 16b, so that in this way thecomfort and chafe-free wearing of the garment, particularly at the innerleg regions is assured.

l. A panty girdle comprising an upper tubular, body-encircling portionand a pair of lower leg-encircling portions extending from and forming acontinuation of said upper portion and respectively having inner wallregions situated adjacent and directed toward each other and defining acrotch for the girdle, said wallregions being smooth and free of anyseams, so that the girdle has a crotch of seam-free construction attheleg-encircling portions, and said leg-encircling portions respectivelyhaving seams situated only at wall regions of said leg-encirclingportions which are distant from said inner wall regions. 1

2. The combination of claim 1 and wherein said seams of opposed to saidinner wall regions thereof. 3. The combination of claim 2 and whereinsaid leg-encircling portions are respectively constructed ofuninterrupted webbing having seams situated only at the region of saidouter encircling portion and leg-encircling portions are all made of andin part overlap said leg-encircling portions while being locatedexclusively at the outer wall regions thereof.

